Happy New Year! It’s that time of year again where I’m sitting down to write my new years resolutions. They usually include: eat less chocolate (I’m currently finishing off the last of the quality street, Christmas calories still don’t count, right?!), do more ab workouts and…
I’m sure I say it every year but I really can’t believe how quickly 2017 has gone! I feel like I’ve had such a rollercoaster year! Although, I’ve had so much going on that my own pole and aerial training has taken a back seat. I…
I’m excited to announce that myself @uniqueaerialists, the amazing @jadore.vanessa and @aerialbeauty have teamed up to host a 30 day aerial yoga Instagram challenge! The Challenge This challenge is for our amazing followers from around the world and of all abilities! We have a pose for each day…
Learning and practising moves under the hoop is such a useful thing to do. Most hoops are set at a height that you need to invert to get into them. This helps you build strength and control. It also means you have room underneath to make lovely shapes! Under the…
Once you have been attending aerial hoop lessons for a while, it’s natural to want your own hoop. It can be so frustrating getting home and just wanting to practise the moves you have learnt! Especially if you can only have lessons once a week or so. For a…
Everyone has that one trick they just can’t do. There’s no reason you can’t do it, you’re strong and flexible enough. You can do lots of harder moves but for some reason this one move is just not happening. It’s so frustrating! Luckily you’re…
Using a knot on the aerial silks is really helpful. It creates more stability, gets you used to going upside down and helps to build strength. The moves also link together well so work nicely in combinations. Seated Knot Moves For this blog post, I’m going to focus on…
Hip hold moves are so painful but they look so good! Most of my students don’t like doing them but they look amazing in pictures and go really well with lots of other moves. Hip hold Variations Hip holds are not too painful if you have the hoop in…
