AIReal Restore: Restorative Aerial Yoga Training with Carmen Curtis

AIReal Restore:  Restorative Aerial Yoga Training
The gentler side of Aerial Yoga
with Carmen Curtis – AIReal Yoga™ Founder 

Renowned Yoga Instructor, Elite Athlete & Cirque du Soleil Performance Aerialist

Tuesday – Thursday, August 10-12, 2021 

• Tuesday, Aug 10,   8:00-11:00 + 2:00-4:00
• Wednesday, Aug 11,  11:00-3:00
• Thursday, Aug 12,   8:00-11:00
  

$599 plus tax  NEW PRICE: $400

This immersive training gives you a comprehensive plunge into all things restorative and rejuvenative in the aerial hammock. Learn how to use the hammock as a prop for restorative yoga poses, working at different hammock heights, using longer holds and providing a more passive method of instruction and practice. This continued education module is an elevated approach to your physical practice, helping you to connect with your inner sanctuary and recharge for all the things in life that need you.

For aerial and yoga teachers looking to expand their practice and students seeking new levels of exploration..

What you’ll learn:

• How to effectively use your hammock as a prop to enhance both active and passive restorative postures
• How to integrate other yoga props such as bolsters, blankets and blocks
• Explore micro-movements and passive postures and how to effectively use props in their construction
• A deep understanding of the intention and mechanisms of each pose and when to use them for maximal outcomes
• How to modify equipment like hammock height to augment a restorative practice

What you’ll get:

• 12 hours of in-person training with creator and founder Carmen Curtis.
• Digital AIReal Restore training, unlimited access to online training videos and sequences ($250 value)
• Complete digital manual; includes photos and descriptions of all poses
• In-depth breakdowns of postures and sequences, including photos and descriptions
• 15 Continued education units with Yoga Alliance. (12 hours in-person, 3 hours self-study)

What skills you’ll gain:

• How to effectively use your hammock as a prop to enhance both active and passive restorative postures
• Breathing techniques for promoting calm and repose
• Learn slow and gentle variations and modifications
• How to effectively integrate other yoga props such as bolsters, blankets and blocks into your aerial yoga practice
• How to safely support longer holds in the hammock
• An expansive foundation for teaching and modifying restorative and gentle aerial yoga postures
• How to effectively teach with a lowered hammock for students requiring modification
• How to use your aerial practice to help support your physical and mental health

AIReal Yoga:  Yoga in the AIR, and REALLY Yoga

What makes AIReal Yoga™ different? AIReal Yoga™ was the first Yoga brand & training curriculum ever recognized by the Yoga Alliance. Based in traditional Hatha Yoga, the design of our hammocks, hung on a single point anchored with a swivel, allow for flow, vinyasa, safe alignment, and revolved postures. The single point accommodates endless modifications and progressions of aerial yoga postures, making AIReal Yoga™ accessible to folks at every level of fitness. AIReal Yoga was invented and founded by Cirque performer and master Yogi, Carmen Curtis, with over 20 years of experience teaching and performing aerial and yoga.

AIReal Yoga™ offers an array of student workshops, continuing education for teachers, online class membership and yoga and aerial teacher training programs, both in-person and online. Learn more about AIReal Yoga and the journey you can take in the AIR. www.airealyoga.com @airealyoga 

Kindly let your instructor know of any injuries. Contra-indications for aerial classes: glaucoma, heart-conditions, fused spine, pregnancy beyond doctor recommendation.
Clothing requirements: tight-fitting; no zippers or metal; under-arms covered. Jewelry off. T-shirt on! No perfume.

Please pre-register for all aerial classes at least an hour in advance and arrive 15 minutes early to ensure you can safely enjoy the class. Since space is limited and setup time is necessary, we are not able to accommodate late arrivals to Aerial classes. If you sign up and do not show up to this limited space class, you will still be charged for the class.

COVID protocols will apply: temp checks, hand sanitizing, distancing and masks at all times. Please, refrain from attending classes if you are feeling ill.
Equipment will be handled/sanitized per COVID standards.
Please, bring your own water.

Carmen Curtis 

Founder of AIReal Yoga™, E-RYT 500, YACEP

About Carmen Curtis, AIReal Yoga™ Creator and the Premier Expert in Aerial Arts and Fitness: A zealous aerial yoga practitioner for more than two decades, Carmen first found yoga as a way to heal her body from the extreme sports of gymnastics and Cirque du Soleil performing, and has been teaching it ever since. A former UCLA national champion team gymnast and premier aerial performer, Carmen has performed in many incredible shows including De La Guarda, worked for such high-profile outlets as Cirque Du Soleil, MTV, and the Olympics, and collaborated with the research and development team for Le Reve, in which she also performed at the Wynn Hotel. Carmen touches thousands of people with her craft, as well as celebrities along the way, most recently training Beyoncé and her dancers for the superstar’s World Formation World Tour. Other well-known students of Carmen’s include such incredible talents as Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, and Edyta Sliwnke, a professional dancer often appearing on the hit television series Dancing With The Stars. While Carmen’s teaching style is distinctly her own, her yoga journey was most notably influenced by her intensive studies with Shiva Rae, Gurmukh, and Bryan Kest.  Follow her journey: @carmencurtis1