Acro yoga is a combination of both yoga and acrobatics but it also had a third component, Thai massage.It can be particularly helpful in strengthening your arms, legs and your core.

2. INTRODUCTION
• Popularly known as Anti-Gravity Yoga.
• It is combination of traditional yoga, Pilates, and
acrobatics.
• This yoga is beneficial for people who have back
pains or who spend a lot of time in the same
position.
• It is also beneficial in stretching your body,
improving circulation and digestion, lifting your
mood.
• It strengthens your core, arms, and leg muscles
so that you can support your body in the air.

3. Short History
• This is originated from New York by Christopher
Harrison since 2007 who was a dancer and had
knowledge about acrobatics.
• Christopher is also a former dancer and gymnast.
Since 2007.
• Aerial yoga was first originated in 1990 when the
New York Marathon had hired Christopher to
perform for their closing performance.
• Harrison created a fitness routine using the
techniques for his performance and officially
created aerial yoga practice in 2007.

4. How to Practice
• Aerial Yoga, students keep the hammock close
to the ground so that it can act as a swing for
supporting their hips when they do backward
or forward bends.
• The hammock is usually kept close to the
ground, about a meter away from the floor.
• Aerial yoga is usually ideal for people who find
it hard to practice yoga postures on the
ground

5. pros
• Due to the practice of yoga postures, while being
suspended on the hammock, you can easily execute the
posture without compressing your spine or putting
pressure on your joint muscles.
• It can heal chronic back pain too
• It helps you in building your core muscles
• It makes you feel weightless and as if you were flying
which can be a lot of fun
• Inversion is easier with this yoga form. As a result, your
head gets a lot of blood rush which is beneficial for
your thyroid and pituitary glands.

6. Cons
• People suffering from high/low blood
pressure, heart diseases, arthritis, glaucoma,
etc. should avoid practicing this yoga form.
• It could make you dizzy if you hang upside
down for a long time.
• You might feel scared of heights and might
stumble too much if you aren’t good at
balancing.

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