Acro Yoga FUN!!

Last weekend I attended a work shop in Acro Yoga and Thai Massage, and totally loved it! For those of you who haven't tried it, Acro Yoga is simply a mixture of yoga and acrobatics. The style that I tried also blends Thai Massage and therapeutics, which sits well with the more therapeutic yoga that I teach regularly.
When practicing Acro-yoga you practice with other people, either as the base, flyer or spotter. When you are the base you have to make sure your body is strong and secure to support the flyer, and as the flyer you use balance and core strength, allowing gravity to do the rest of the work.The spotter keeps you safe!!! The practice reminded me of being a child balancing on my sister's feet before she catapulted me across the room! 
 I'm hooked... watch this space for more Acro fun, and potentially some classes in Cornwall soon!!!

Planking on a Pole!

As some of you have noticed, I have been covered in more bruises than usual over the last few months. This is not as a result of a new found violent streak, but a discovery of the joys of 'pole fitness' classes. I decided that, as much as I love yoga, I wanted to do something that used all my muscles, strengthened my core, allowed me to meet knew people, challenged me, but most importantly made me laugh!!! I really wanted to do Acro Yoga (watch this space....!) but couldn't find classes in Cornwall so instead I joined Vixystrawberry Pole School. I absolutely love it and would definitely recommend people try out Vicky's classes, she's a great teacher. It works really well alongside a yoga practice as it uses your muscles in a very similar way, and it's just fun! 
 
For more info and course details check out Vicky's face book page
https://www.facebook.com/vixystrawberry.poleschool?ref=ts&fref=ts

This is just the beginning of my pole adventure, but here's a little picture to give you an idea.... side planking a pole... never thought I'd be able to do that in a million years!! 

Be What You Be

  Be What You Be -  

We are loving this song and the little 

reminder that all you have to be is you. 

Stop trying and just be what you be, in all that you are...