Team Aerial Yoga London & Yoga Trapeze London

Hi, I am Marc and I am often found hanging out in the air as I teach a relatively new, wonderful and unique form of Aerial Yoga known by some as Yoga Trapeze and what I call Hang Out Yoga. I began my yoga journey in 2012 when I started to practice regularly a style of yoga known as Iyengar, which has a big focus on alignment and actively holding poses for prolonged periods of time to understand them better. Having that as my foundation I then started to explore other types of yoga and finally discovered Aerial Yoga in 2013.

In early 2017, I became the apprentice of Richard Holroyd founder of Aerial Yoga London in Whitechapel and now known as Teaching Aerial Yoga. That Summer I travelled to San Deigo to qualify as a Yoga Trapeze Instructor training under the guidance of Yoga Body Founder Lucas Rockwood. In the same year I deepened my knowledge of Aerial Yoga undertaking training with Gravotonics lead instructor Karen Finck. At the end of 2017, I devised the Hang Out Yoga with the aim to further evolve and develop the understanding of this type of Aerial Yoga. I have also completed a 200-Hr mat based yoga training with The Life Cente’s educational arm YOGACAMPUS submitting a 5,000 essay on the Benefits of Aerial Yoga as my final written assignment.

Yoga for me has been the silver lining I got out of having several injuries sustained to my body over the years. I stepped on to the mat because I suffered from chronic issues caused by an old clavicle (collarbone) break and then flew into the air because of tearing a ligament in my wrist. Not only did I find that the pulling and grabbing in Aerial Yoga helped strengthen my posterior chain, upper body strength and also rehabilitate my wrist injury allowing me to go back on the mat; I also found it really helped relieve tension and issues caused by my clavicle injury and bad shoulder by rebalancing my body strength for the better and more equally. Therefore, if it was not for these injuries I am unsure if I would have discovered this path and I am grateful for now being able to help my students discover this practice and its benefits like I did.

HANG OUT YOGA INSTAGRAM

I started practicing yoga as a teenager as a way to help realign both my body and mind. My most transformative yoga experience, however, was not on the mat but when I first discovered aerial yoga a few years later.

After practicing aerial yoga for a number of years I quit my corporate job and moved to Spain where I trained with YOGABODY® in Barcelona as a Yoga Trapeze Instructor. After this, I set up my own regular group classes and also completed a 200-Hour Vinyasa and Ashtanga teacher training course, which I incorporate into my aerial classes.

Now I am back in London, part of the Hang Out Yoga gang and mainly teaching aerial yoga at The Shala. In my "Dynamic" classes you can expect a challenging physical practice that provides a full-body workout with elements of play. Whereas in my "Foundations" classes I explore deep stretching and relaxing inversions. I welcome beginners and experienced yogis while inviting all students to approach the practice with a sense of play and curiosity, which can so often be lacking in daily life.

EMILY INSTAGRAM

Yoga for me began in 2013 when I started to practice Bikram on a regular basis while living in Spain. In the following years, I tried other styles, like Vinyasa Flow and Hatha, but never felt fully captivated. It was only in early 2018 that I discovered this form of Aerial Yoga and quickly realised that this was something special.

I completed my teacher training in November 2018 with Richard Holroyd, the Founder of Aerial Yoga London. I also qualified as a YOGABODY® Yoga Trapeze instructor and as of April 2020 have furthered my knowledge and become a certified 200-Hour Mat based yoga Instructor.

I am thrilled to be part of Hang Out Yoga UK and a pioneer in the exciting and unique form of yoga.

LUCY TUNES

LUCY INSTAGRAM