History of Acro Yoga
Acro yoga was created around 2000 in Montreal by Eugene Poku and Jessie Goldberg. A few years later, in 2003, the Acroyoga international association was created in California LA. Since then it has widely spread all over the world and you can regularly see on social media people practising and having fun together.
In 2006, people from AcroYoga International decided to codify this new practice. They unified all the technics from regular practitioners, going from Yogi, Gymnast, and acrobats, and they wrote a book to summarise all the technical parts of this new lineage.
How to practice Acro Yoga
Firstly, you need to find a good school or studio that focuses on quality acro yoga lessons. Make sure that your school is registered or your teacher is certified as an acro Yoga instructor. Don’t hesitate to check feedback from previous students.
Then once you start your class, your teacher will surely guide you into a body warm-up or a small sequence to prepare your body, joints or muscles. Then he will ask y you to pair with one other Yogi or maybe even with two other people.
Just follow every step of the process smoothly and follow your teacher’s instructions, don’t take any silly risks, and the most important is to trust your partner. Learning how to fall is important, too, in Yoga. Don’t hesitate to fail and be ready to fall securely, with no harm.