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Aerial

A fabric hammock takes some of your weight, which makes inversions ordinary.

Typically slow · moderate

The sling carries enough of you that shapes needing real strength become available — hanging upside down most obviously.

Playful, and more of a workout than it looks: stabilising in a moving hammock asks a lot of the shoulders and core.

What to expect

  • Learning to trust the hammock first
  • Supported inversions within a few classes
  • Fabric pressure behind the knees — you get used to it
  • A final rest cocooned in the sling

Level

Beginners welcome, and studios run foundations classes specifically for it.

All levels welcome. Every class here is open to every body. Teachers offer options throughout, resting whenever you want to is always fine, and no studio expects you to know the poses on your first visit. Tell the teacher it is your first time — they would rather know.

Inversions are central rather than optional here. Not advisable if you’re pregnant, or with glaucoma or recent eye surgery, high blood pressure, a heart condition, or a recent shoulder, wrist or spinal injury.

Who it suits

  • Anyone who finds floor yoga boring
  • Curious about inversions you can’t yet do
  • Tight hips and shoulders wanting traction

What it gives you

  • Spinal decompression that’s hard to get on a mat
  • Shapes that would otherwise take years
  • Grip and core work disguised as play

Before you go

Sleeves and leggings that cover the backs of the knees. No zips or jewellery — they snag. Don’t eat much beforehand.

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