Complete Documentary: Yoga Unveiled

Quoting Rumi

Every leaf that grows will tell you, "What you sow will bear fruit."

So if you have any sense, my friend, don't plant anything but LOVE.

-Rumi

Suspended Animation

Heavenly limbo: Reiko Soo demonstrating the ‘camel’ pose on the Fly hammock in her studio. ‘You can do this on a mat but going aerial gives your body a far better stretch,’ she says.

By CHERYL POO
star2@thestar.com.my

 
Fly fitness is a form of aerial yoga that makes for a great workout for beginners and veterans alike.

After eight years of teaching and practising yoga, Reiko Soo needed a breath of fresh air. She just wasn’t getting a good enough “stretch” anymore and often felt dissatisfied after class.

Even her students were starting to feel restless – the older ones unable to flex into advanced-level poses, while long-term ones were plain bored.

As Soo pored over her notes and did some research in order to breathe life into her class, aerial yoga caught her attention. It’s a fitness workout that combines yoga with aerial arts and Pilates. Intrigued, Soo began to work on a version of her own called Fly Fitness, which utilises a fabric hammock for body strengthening and stretch activity.

She was certain that enthusiasts of low-impact fitness workouts would like it.

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