Ep #43: Benefits of Practicing Acro Yoga with Caspian Burrell

Have you ever wondered what it feels like to practice yoga whilst in the air? In today’s episode we cover the benefits of AcroYoga. AcroYoga can improve your yoga practice, relationships and interpersonal skills. In this episode Michael hosts Caspian Burrell, an AcroYoga and Yoga Teacher based in Bali. Caspian shares his personal journey into teaching AcroYoga. Caspian shares a long list of benefits that AcroYoga offers, and how it's different from Yoga. (00:00) Caspian’s Story and Journey from Aerospace Engineer to AcroYoga Teacher (03:45) Travels in Asia and finding Yoga (05:52) Why Yoga? What was the attraction to yoga as a male... (07:23) Studying Yoga in Rishikesh, India (10:02) Finding AcroYoga through Tinder… (10:33) What is AcroYoga? (13:32) What is an AcroYoga Jam? (17:20) Why you should try AcroYoga (20:43) How AcroYoga and Yoga are similar and also different (21:58) Playfulness as adults, and how AcroYoga unleashes your inner child (25:22) Ego and how it manifests in Yoga and in Acro (28:03) Naming your ego, Hi Lenny! (29:05) Physical benefits of practicing AcroYoga (Basing) (32:15) Building Stability and helping with injuries recovery and prevention (35:18) Benefits of Flying in AcroYoga (Flyer) (37:47) Injuries in Acro, prevention, awareness, safety and managing fear (38:50) Spotters and their role in Safety in Acro practices (42:26) The AcroYoga Show - how to get started and learn more about AcroYoga (44:25) AcroSpirit - Connect with our Instagram, come join our events in Bali --- Plus you can connect via instagram with AcroSpirit or Caspian to get inspiration. Connect with the AcroSpirit Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acrospirit/?hl=en Connect with Caspian’s on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheekyacromonkey/?hl=en --- About Going Pro Yoga: At Going Pro Yoga, we help yoga teachers become even better by teaching them new skills and giving them the tools they need to make their yoga classes safe, fun, and special for everyone. **Right now you can try Going Pro Yoga FREE for 7-days and sample: All Tools Needed to Master Cueing, Sequencing, and Alignment Video Library of over 75 fully Sequenced Classes, Sequence Chunks, and Flows FIRST EVER Yoga Cueing System with Over 160 poses and Hundreds of Variations Wisdom Talks from over 20,000 Hours of Teaching Experience Anatomy and Injury Prevention as it relates to Yoga. To Learn More, Visit Going Pro Yoga, and⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Start your 7-Day Free Trial⁠⁠⁠⁠! For more information about in-person trainings in Bali,⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.elementsofpoweryoga.com/advancedtrainings⁠⁠⁠ ---