If nothing else, trying to do Aerial Yoga made me laugh a lot.
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It was another rainy day here in Haiku; the perfect kind of weather to stay indoors and try something new.
Martine
My friend Martine makes this style of yoga look easy, but it is obvious from the video that I may not agree. I took my first Hatha Yoga class when I was 16 years-old. Now that was easy. This was a bit of a challenge to get the hang of. (Yes, pun intended.)
Word of advice, if you are prone to motion sickness this may not be for you. Though I did last longer than when Steven and I went out kayaking.
So, my knowledge of Aerial Yoga was pretty limited; I knew you did yoga poses while hanging in the air on a long strip of fabric, much like a hammock. With a little web-search I found this website http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/info/aerial-yoga.asp. Just a brief synopsis: Michelle Dortignac created Aerial Yoga; she started teaching classes back in 2006. The site says it’s traditional yoga, which she combined with her background in dance and the circus art of tissu.
I had no idea of what the circus art of tissu was, so I went to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_silk). (Ah, don’t you just love the internet!) The “art of tissue” is featured prominently in the Cirque Du Soleil http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/welcome.aspx); to me it is the magical part of the show, when the performers do aerial acrobatics while haning from fabric. Here on Maui they do this in the production of Ulalena (http://www.ulalena.com/). (Which by the way, if ever you are on Maui you should go see, it is a fantastic show.)
Aerial Yoga ended up being fun! I see why it has a following, though because of my sensitivity to motion sickness, I think I’ll stick to doing yoga on the floor.
I want to thank my friend Martine, for guiding me though some of the simpler poses.
Here on Maui they give classes in Aerial Yoga at Studio Maui, in Haiku. http://www.thestudiomaui.com/index.html https://www.facebook.com/pages/Aerial-Yoga-Arts/233921106640063
Also, I liked this Aerial Yoga video that I found on YouTube http://youtu.be/c_IfwJ2tmiE It’s definitely more professional and real than mine. Forgive me Martine. I’m hoping I didn’t totally embarrass you.
Note: Martine is also a wonderful artist and photographer. You can view her photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/martinerusso/ https://www.facebook.com/martine.aiyana
Until next week, Aloha