It looks like Cirque du Soleil meets yoga, but it certainly doesn't require the acrobatic athleticism of a circus performer, or even that one be a seasoned yogi, to get the hang of it.
Aerial yoga, which uses soft fabric slings to suspend practitioners while they do yoga poses, joined a growing array of yoga forms offered in the Charleston area in September.
Jordan Anderson, a local yoga instructor based out of the Serenity Now Yoga studio, completed the first certification course over the summer and started teaching it on the front porch of Primetime Fitness on Sullivans Island.
'I'm a little bit of a yoga nerd,' admits the 10 year yoga practitioner, 'so anything that's different about yoga or helps me learn more about yoga intrigues me.'
She doesn't remember exactly how she first came across aerial yoga, developed in 2006 by yoga instructor and aerial acrobat Michelle Dortignac. But Anderson, a native New Yorker, took her first class two years ago and started experimenting with her home practice before taking the certification course this past summer.
Aerial yoga appealed to Anderson for several reasons, one being that it's suitable for yoga beginners and veterans.
By David Quick
THE LATEST YOGA NEWS, FROM IT IS YOGA
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