I have enjoyed 20 years of teaching yoga and believe the yogic methods
offer keystones for physical vitality and mental health. However to
receive the benefits of advanced yoga practices, such as inversions,
requires careful, committed physical development in order to execute the
postures safely, and may never be suitable for some bodies to attempt due
to existing vulnerabilities. AntiGravity® removes this limitation by
providing a system where an individual can experience the circulatory
benefits immediately of advanced postures such as the inversion with
zero risk of compression injury. It has the ability to be used as a
progressive training to prepare for full loading in floor yoga and can
develop a sensory understanding of advanced skills and rapidly improve
alignment awareness and proprioceptive neuromuscular control. It can
also be used to functionally condition the individual using varying
relationships to gravity. The greatest joy of teaching AntiGravity® for me
is knowing that every student can access these benefits and be in control
of their own adjustments by learning how to effectively use the
hammock. For my own longevity as a teacher, I have found relief for my
joints that have suffered from repetitive compressive movements in
teaching yoga, allowing me to keep teaching without wearing my own
body out!