{"id":102148,"date":"2018-07-05T17:33:10","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T21:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/?p=102148\/"},"modified":"2018-07-10T07:56:21","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T11:56:21","slug":"6-ways-make-aireal-yoga-physical-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/pt-pt\/journal\/6-ways-make-aireal-yoga-physical-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Ways to Make AIReal Yoga Your Physical Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Catch Carmen Curtis or one of her trained AIReal Yoga Instructors at any of our upcoming Wanderlust Festivals<\/a> and Wanderlust 108s<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

For more about AIReal yoga, click here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Are you hungry to fly? Aerial yoga looks fun (and it is!), but there are also a myriad of therapeutic benefits that can do wonders for your precious body.<\/span>\u00a0AIReal Yoga Creator\u00a0Carmen Curtis<\/a>, shares aerial yoga basics, and how <\/span>everybody and every<\/span> body can access these awesome poses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Carmen Curtis is no newcomer to either yoga or flying freely through the air\u2014her credentials are stacked. A national champion gymnast for UCLA turned aerial artist for Cirque du Soleil, Carmen found yoga as a means to heal her overtrained body after years of elite competition and performance. She studied diligently with renowned instructors and pioneers of yoga, including\u00a0 Gurmukh<\/a> (Kundalini and prenatal), Shiva Rae<\/a> (prana vinyasa), and Bryan Kest<\/a> (power) ultimately, blending her practices into one brainchild, AIReal Yoga.<\/span><\/p>\n

Carmen emphatically opens every conversation, ensuring that folks understand the accessibility of AIReal Yoga.\u00a0 This unique style is not simply about tricks or drops, but rather having fun, opening a space for experimentation, and developing a stronger relationship with your physical self.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Carmen\u2019s ultimate goal is to bring the mental, physical, and emotional benefits of the yoga postures to everyone, regardless of age, skill or physical limitation, by using the hammock as a prop. In her latest phase of AIReal Yoga, Carmen has been partnering with professional therapists and trainers to integrate the hammock in their recuperative programs and works with athletes, performance artists, moms and moms-to-be, children, and adults worldwide to ensure they can reap the benefits of her suspension-based yoga practice. <\/span><\/p>\n

We asked Carmen to focus on the common pain areas of tension, soreness, and injury\u2014the hips, back, and shoulders. Read on for specific poses to help nurture your physical ailments.<\/span><\/p>\n