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Have you ever experienced sensory overload? This is when I climb into a hammock, shield out the world and listen.. Sensitivity and high empathy are common experiences for many people, but some people experience these qualities to more severe degrees. A highly sensitive person may have heightened rea...

The following is an extract from a prophetic speech by Chief Seattle of the Squamish Indian Tribe in Washington Territory  in 1854 in response to an appeal to buy the land by treaty. “How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? The idea is strange to us.  If we do [&hell...

The quality of our breathing is the most important thing we can address when looking to improve posture, emotional regulation, pain sensitivity or mental clarity. When we look at some of the musculoskeletal areas surrounding the lungs, we can identify that the thoracic cage encloses most of the stru...

The vestibular system is a bridge between sensory processing and movement control. In Aerial Yoga Therapeutics we use creative applications of the aerial hammock apparatus to interact with the vestibular-auditory-visual processes of the brain.  This is healing for adults, however, can also supp...

Being a teacher of the therapeutic Aerial Hammock applications is a unique experience! It gives you the ability to service all populations, whatever age, stage and capacity. I work with 4yr olds to 94yr olds in the aerial hammock! I love that in the Aerial Hammock I have been able to find something ...

Aerial yoga is complementary to traditional yoga allowing the student to experience gravity and antigravity environments. However Aerial applications are much kinder on the joints and can be a much more accessible form of movement for those who find sitting on the floor very challenging. Many s...

Floating is our earliest bodily memory. One of my first aerial teachers, Shelly reminded me that we all come from an aquatic origin – in the womb. This is a shared human experience. When we float in the hammock it can be a surprise to experience emotional resurfacing of deep body memory or sen...

I have been asked what makes me so passionate about my work with people in the Aerial Hammock? Over time, I have learned that ‘heart work’ is cyclic, and that it gives as much as I give.  When I learned of the archetype described by Carl Jung as the ‘wounded healer’ I recognised traits ...

I love that the aerial hammock offers a safe alternative approach to hands-on adjustments! When I was an apprentice yoga teacher over 20yrs ago, yoga was taught as a therapeutic practice and was delivered on a one-on-one basis in 2hr sessions, where the teacher had a deep understanding of each stude...

Have you ever wondered why you “feel” more at home or peaceful in certain environments? Perhaps you’ve noticed the difference in yourself when you arrived at a beautiful aerial studio? It is true that the space in which we inhabit can change how we feel. Everything in the environment is interc...