Yoga in translation from Sanskrit — union, merge of vital forces, and is energy of spirit, will and a body.
If in balance of this energy there is a failure — there are diseases, and the asanas helping to restore the broken balance of energy come to the rescue.
Fly yoga helps the person more quickly and without serious consequences to develop internal forces, to learn to control them.
History of emergence
Fly yoga — one of types of yoga, and her ancestor is American Christopher Harrison who since the childhood was engaged in acrobatics, participated in the World games, then was fond of dances and in 1990 organized troupe of air acrobats Antigravity.
After a spine injury the acrobat began to use a hammock for restoration, and then and for statement of difficult tricks be on the ball.
Over time it was noticed that whatever difficult and long trainings and an avia flights were, it was worth hanging in a hammock upside down — there was a recuperation, and fatigue receded.
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Harrison decides to use a hammock not only for a show, but also for occupations yoga. So, in 2007 these occupations received the full-fledged status, and the technique was patented though to call it something new it is impossible.
The famous master of yoga B.K.S. Ayengar carried out asanas with use of the ropes fixed to a ceiling long ago. At Harrison the occupations were much more modern and became widespread worldwide.
Whether you know? The science about a unification of soul and a body is known to people more than 5 thousand years. Consider that the yoga received the beginning from Vedic religion with use of shaman rituals of the Stone Age. At the moment in the world there are more than 100 directions of modern yoga.
So it is Fly yoga? At it there are a lot of names – anti-gravitational, yoga in hammocks, air, and it is the new type of fitness which united yoga, air acrobatics and Pilates.
Features
The yoga in a hammock, or in air, has the features:
- classes are in air with use of special adaptation — a hammock. It fastens by means of anchor bolts to a ceiling, at the height up to 1 meter from a floor. The hammock is made of parachute kapron and maintains loading to 200 kilograms;
- use of weight of own body as natural loading;
- in zero gravity the load of a body is distributed evenly, and it can be regulated on certain parts of a body;
- rocking in a hammock gives the chance to relax and calm down quicker;
- difficult asanas in air can learn to be carried out quicker, than on the earth;
- the hammock allows to unload a backbone, to execute without serious consequences an extension with big effect, than during classical yoga;
- uniform load distribution on a body lowers a possibility of traumatizing during the occupations;
- performance of asanas in turned and hover improves memory and mood.
People who though once participated in occupations of this direction of yoga, note that such feeling of slackness was never no and the positive effect was notable after the first occupation.
Important! The fitness centers for training by air yoga have to have the right to use a technique, buy the equipment, and trainers — to be trained and receive certificates.
As Fly yoga influences an organism
Occupations yoga in hammocks bring notable benefit, and for a short time it is possible to receive result in a look:
- the improved bearing, and it occurs naturally, with little effort;
- improvements of mobility of joints;
- digestion normalization;
- improvements of a metabolism, memory and concentration due to the best intake of oxygen in body tissue;
- disposals of insomnia and stresses;
- increases in elasticity of sinews and strengthening of a muscular corset;
- the lymph becomes more mobile due to stimulation of lymph nodes, and it in turn promotes an exit of excess water from an organism that is directly connected with our appearance;
- blood circulation of all bodies becomes better what in turn increases efficiency of the person;
- improvement of the general tone of all body;
- at the emotional level thinking changes.
From the physical point of view all poses in antigravit to yoga do not demand great physical efforts, but from a mental point each training demands from the person fight against sensation of fear from falling and development of feeling of trusting relationship to the body.
Whether you know? The yoga instructor – the profession which is in great demand. In 2016, 52746 qualified teachers are registered.
To whom this type of yoga is recommended and contraindicated
Occupations aero yoga bring benefit practically to all, but can do also harm.
Exercises are recommended to people:
- with diseases of the musculoskeletal device;
- with hormonal violations;
- patient with asthma;
- with violations of digestive tract;
- with a syndrome of chronic fatigue;
- with problems of a dream and stresses.
Constant contraindications:
- the increased or lowered pressure;
- diseases of eyes, in particular – glaucoma;
- heart diseases, such as defect, tachycardia, aorta aneurysm;
- recently undergone operations or injuries of the head;
- hernias nuclei pulposi or shift of disks;
- mental disorders;
- diseases of a thyroid gland;
- malignant tumors;
- blood diseases;
- pregnancy on the last trimester.
It is important! Before being fond of occupations of yoga in a hammock, it is necessary to consult with the doctor that these practicians really brought benefit, but not harm.
There are also temporary contraindications:
- overfatigue;
- the increased temperature;
- exacerbation of chronic diseases;
- postoperative period;
- 4 hours to and 8 hours after a sauna;
- overcooling and overheating;
- meal up to two hours prior to occupations.
Occupations anti-gravitational yoga in air
Usually on a training 1 hour leaves, and it consists of several stages:
- It is necessary to establish the correct breath for optimum relaxation. There is a lot of respiratory the practician which give the chance to learn to perform correctly this operation. The beginning pupils have to pay special attention to breaths and exhalations — it will help to distract from unnecessary thoughts and to concentrate on breath.
- Easy warm-up for preparation of muscles for loadings.
- Performance of the simplest asanas, being in a hammock that allows to come off a surface and to keep balance of a body, touching a floor by one hand or a leg.
- Separation completely from a surface, performance of all exercises in a hammock.
- The most difficult — performance of exercises, being in the turned state (beginners to this stage come gradually).
- Relaxation, meditation, easy rocking in a hammock in complete silence within several minutes.
The classes given in such sequence and at such level promote strengthening of a blood system, eliminate headaches and infringements of intervertebral disks.
When performing asanas it is necessary to listen to the body. They become slowly with deep breath and alternate full immovability that promotes relaxation of muscles and nerves.
If when performing the discomfort, an indisposition, strong release of sweat is felt — it is necessary to stop occupation at once.
For those who take the first steps in these exercises it is necessary to know that slight dizziness on the first occupation – it is normal: vessels began to work, the main thing, is not in two hours before exercises.
Important! It is not necessary to stretch to the maximum at once and to leave sharp from asanas. At the end of occupation will tell you a discomfortable state in a waist about it.
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To receive result, trainings have to be regular. Professionals recommend to pay attention to these occupations at least three times a week, and then the condition of tranquility will be present not only at a training, but also at constant life. For strengthening of health it is possible to watch video with different exercises, to be convinced that it is not so difficult to go, apparently, and safely to a training.
Having learned about that, what is it the yogi in hammocks, it is possible to come to a conclusion that it is created for residents of big cities who live in a constant stress and vanity. Regular trainings will help to receive harmony of soul and a body and, respectively, to relax and restore health.