I’ve been talking about inverting a lot recently, and what you might be doing that’s holding you back. One of those things is The Snuggle: The snuggle happens in your bent arm hang when you round your back and snuggle your arms in front of you. In this position, it’s much hard to …
Welcome back to another installment of Inversions 101. In this series I’m breaking down Today I’m going to talk about how to keep your butt over your head after you get it there, but before we do that let’s do a quick recap of the previous topics. Step 1: Get Small and Round. This step …
Hey, welcome back to Inversions 101! I’m breaking down basic inversions and talking about: What happens when you invert What often goes wrong, including mistakes you probably don’t know you’re making + how to fix it My favorite drills and exercises I use to help people learn to invert, or refine a struggling inversion. (Did …
Aerial is a complicated business. There’s a whole lot of different stuff happening in your body even when you’re doing basic skills, and it can be hard to know what’s going wrong when you’re trying to do something hard and also pay attention to 1 million different things all at the same time! Inverting is …
I have to apologize for my radio silence over the last couple of months! With everything opening up again, I’ve been so busy with clients, and classes, and summer camps, and lessons, I’ve barely had time to eat, let alone write an email or a blog post. Honestly, I started writing this over a month …
Whenever I work with new aerial students, they always ask me “What else can I do to help me get stronger for aerial?” I always answer “Pilates!” Sometimes, an intermediate student will ask me what they should be working on outside of class to help them level up their skills. I tell them “Pilates!” Or …
