I had to keep telling myself to breathe. You’re probably thinking “… duh,” but when you’re hanging upside down from the ceiling by a few feet of fabric, it’s easier said than done. Despite the slight ...

I have absolutely no core or arm strength but at the end of the class I am successfully doing six different poses and feel like an invincible aerial goddess. Photo / Getty Images Professing no core or ...

Aerial yoga can twist your body into gravity-defying positions and stretch muscles that have been tight for years, experienced practitioners say. But first, you have to trust a delicate-looking loop ...

It was back in 1994 on a family trip to Disney World when I saw my first Cirque du Soleil show. I was no more than 6 years old, and I was mesmerized by the acrobatic magic before me. With wide eyes, I ...

Aerial yoga instructor and Cycas Circus founding director Patti Burnheim said her yoga classes gave a new twist to the traditional Indian practice. “Aerial yoga, also known as anti-gravity yoga, is ...

Getting into a pose and out again is, in every sense, a white-knuckle ride Fitness tips: three benefits of aerial arts When will I learn my own limits, I thought, as I attempted an inverted needle on ...

Not ready to jump right into aerial silk? Check out a free demo performance at the Breckenridge Recreation Center just after Valentine’s Day. When: Monday, Feb. 15 at 5 p.m. Where: Breckenridge ...

Instead of loading up your New Year's resolution list with exercise routines rife with treadmills and free weights, this year, try something different - and a little bit daring. Aerial silk, a gravity ...

The origins of the art of aerial silks is debated, but it was in the late 1980s when Cirque du Soleil revamped the technique and brought it to the masses. Now, fitness groups in Southwest Florida are ...

A little under five years ago, a former colleague of mine showed me a video that I didn’t know would alter the entire trajectory of my physical interests. In the video, she was hanging about six ...