Aerial yoga can twist your body into gravity-defying positions and stretch muscles that have been tight for years, experienced practitioners say. But first, you have to trust a delicate-looking loop ...

Aerial silk performances are only seen by most people at concerts or theater shows. Nick Erickson, associate professor in the Theater department at LSU, is changing that for the Baton Rouge community.

Not ready to jump right into aerial silk? Check out a free demo performance at the Breckenridge Recreation Center just after Valentine’s Day. When: Monday, Feb. 15 at 5 p.m. Where: Breckenridge ...

I have absolutely no core or arm strength but at the end of the class I am successfully doing six different poses and feel like an invincible aerial goddess. Photo / Getty Images Professing no core or ...

Yoga is a popular fitness practice that can be done in many different forms, even while being suspended from the ceiling in a silk hammock. During an aerial yoga class, participants still focus on ...

When Robert Sullivan decided to take his yoga practice up a notch three years ago, he didn’t realize that would take him 20 feet off the floor. Dr. Sullivan, who has a fear of heights, had mistakenly ...

I had to keep telling myself to breathe. You’re probably thinking “… duh,” but when you’re hanging upside down from the ceiling by a few feet of fabric, it’s easier said than done. Despite the slight ...

Northern Lights Aerial Studio, in downtown Duluth, is about to celebrate its first birthday. Beginners' classes are open to everyone — even newspaper columnists. Instructor Alexa Wavrin, right, helps ...

It was back in 1994 on a family trip to Disney World when I saw my first Cirque du Soleil show. I was no more than 6 years old, and I was mesmerized by the acrobatic magic before me. With wide eyes, I ...