Eight Limbs of Aerial Yoga

Contents
Foreword by Jivana Heyman
Scope of Practice/Disclaimer
About the Contributors
PART ONE FOUNDATIONS

Chapter 1 What is Aerial Yoga?
Cross Pollination - Influences from Beyond Yoga
Circus
Sensory Integration
Pilates
When Did We Start Calling it Aerial Yoga?
Chapter 2 Honouring Yoga's Roots
The Eight Limbs and The Yoga Sutras
A Brief History of Props in Yoga

PART TWO THE EIGHT LIMBS - YAMA
Chapter 3 Ahimsa
Gender Inclusivity in Class
Body Positive or Body Neutral Language in Class
Taking Care of Yourself While Teaching
Safe Rigging Protocols
Chapter 4 Trauma-Informed Teaching
What Does PTSD Mean?
How Can Aerial Yoga Help with PTSD Symptoms?
How Do We Teach in Alignment with Trauma-Informed Principles?
Chapter 5 Aerial Yoga and Mental Health
Nervous System Regulation
Play, Pleasure and New Possibilities
Flow State Experiences
Coregulation
Vestibular Regulation
Anxiety
Depression
Eating Disorders and Body Image
Aerial Yoga as a Path Towards Reconnection with Ourselves
Chapter 6 How Skeletal Differences and Body Proportions Affect Our Experience in
the Aerial Hammock
Bone Differences
Body Proportions
Hammock Height
Safety Considerations
Ease of Moving in the Aerial Hammock
Chapter 7 Chronic Pain
Pain and the Brain
Types of Pain
Navigating Pain in Class
Pain and Inversions
Chapter 8 Hypermobility
Aerial Yoga for Hypermobility: Ideas (that are all great for 'stiff' or 'tight' people as well)
Myths about Hypermobility
POTS and Dysautonomia
Chapter 9 Satya: Being Real with Ourselves and Others
Asteya - Non-Stealing
Asteya at the Studio
Brahmacharya
What do you want to plant in your intentions garden?
Aparigraha

PART THREETHE EIGHT LIMBS - NIYAMA
Chapter 10 Niyama
Saucha - Cleanliness
Hammock Cleaning
Clothing and cleanliness
Air Quality
Saucha for the Mind
Santosa
Tapas
Svadhyaya
Facets of Identity
Emotional Resources Tool Kit
Isvara Pra?idhana

PART FOUR THE EIGHT LIMBS - ASANA
Chapter 11 Asana
Contraindications for Aerial Asana - What to Know Before We Get Into the Hammock
Headaches and other head issues
Blood Pressure and fainting
Temperature regulation
Vertigo, nausea and motion sickness
Balance issues and falling
Brain fog/memory
Sensitivity to fabric pressure
Bruising/soreness
Chapter 12 Foundation Terms and Poses
Chapter 13 Warm Ups
Cocoon Flow
Cocoon Backbends
Standing Rows
Chapter 14 Standing Poses
Benefits and Cautions
Virabhadrasana 1 - Warrior 1
Virabhadrasana 2 - Warrior 2
Standing Pigeon
Parsvottanasana
Trikonasana - Triangle Pose
Parivritta Trikonasana - Twisted Triangle
Uttanasana - Standing Forward Fold/Intense Stretch Pose
Prasarita Padottanasana - Wide Legged Forward Bend/Open Angle Pose
Natarijasana - Dancers Pose
Utthita Hasta Padangustasana - Extended Hand to Toe pose
Chapter 15 Forward Bends and Restorative Postures
Savasana
Waterfall Sequence
Baddha Konasana
Janu Sirsasana - head to knee pose/seated forward bend
Deer and Pigeon Pose
Pascimottanasana
Balasana - Childs pose
Open heart pose
Chapter 16 Inversions and Backbends
Cautions for all inversions
Adho Mukha Svanasana - Downwards Facing Dog Pose
Basic Inversion
Chandelier
Sarvangasana - Shoulder stand
Dhanurasana - Bow Pose
Inversions and the Mind
Chapter 17 Making Aerial Asana More Accessible
Aerial Yoga for Wheelchair Users
Aerial Yoga for Bigger Bodies
Aerial Yoga for Older Adults
Aerial Yoga During Pregnancy
Postnatal Aerial Yoga
Aerial Yoga and Menstruation

PART FIVE THE EIGHT LIMBS - PRANAYAMA, PRATYAHARA, DHARANA, DHYANA, AND SAMADHI
Chapter 18 Pranayama
Chapter 19 Pratyahara
Individual Sensory Needs
Aerial Yoga and Neurodiversity
Chapter 20 Dharana and Dhyana
Dharana - focused concentration
Dhyana - meditative absorption
Chapter 21 Samadhi

Further Reading, Listening and Learning
Acknowledgements
Endnotes

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