This short course is for aerial yoga enthusiasts and teachers who would like to learn more about classic yoga, or to use their aerial yoga practice to relax the mind, yet remain alert.

The original (classic yoga) purpose for practicing yoga postures is to balance the energy body so that the mind is brought to stillness and prepared for meditation.

Learn how classic yoga positions are traditionally organized so that you can apply the same principles to your aerial yoga positions and achieve the same results as when practicing classic yoga. Feel both serene and energized by the end of your aerial yoga classes, whether or not you wish to meditate afterward!

* Define Hatha yoga, its goal, and how it has been traditionally practiced (around 15 minutes)

* Explain how to organize yoga postures (with or without a hammock) into categories and then sequences that suit Hatha yoga’s goal (around 15 minutes)

* Demonstrate and Practice examples of this type of organizing (around 40 minutes) 

* Practice applying this way of organizing to aerial yoga positions (around 40 minutes)

* Demonstrate and Practice examples of this type of organizing with a more complex format (around 40 minutes) 

* Explain how to continue practicing and evolving this new way of thinking (around 30 minutes)

It is helpful, but not required, to have a yoga hammock to use during the livestream.

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