Episode #43: Benefits of Practicing Acro Yoga with Caspian Burrell

<p><strong>Have you ever wondered what it feels like to practice yoga whilst in the air?</strong></p> <p>In today’s episode we cover the benefits of AcroYoga.</p> <p>AcroYoga can improve your yoga practice, relationships and interpersonal skills. <br> In this episode Michael hosts Caspian Burrell, an AcroYoga and Yoga Teacher based in Bali.<br> Caspian shares his personal journey into teaching AcroYoga.</p> <p>We discuss topics like:</p> <p>How you can learn and progress in a safe way.<br> How to avoid injuries.<br> How AcroYoga can help recover from injuries too!<br> Caspian shares a long list of benefits that AcroYoga offers, and how it's different from Yoga.</p> <p>We discussed the following topics:</p> <p>(01:20) Caspian Burrell Introduction</p> <p>(02:18) Caspian’s Story and Journey from Aerospace Engineer to AcroYoga Teacher</p> <p>(03:45) Travels in Asia and finding Yoga</p> <p>(05:52) Why Yoga? What was the attraction to yoga as a male...</p> <p>(07:23) Studying Yoga in Rishikesh, India</p> <p>(10:02) Finding AcroYoga through Tinder…</p> <p>(10:33) What is AcroYoga?</p> <p>(13:32) What is an AcroYoga Jam?</p> <p>(17:20) Why you should try AcroYoga</p> <p>(20:43) How AcroYoga and Yoga are similar and also different</p> <p>(21:58) Playfulness as adults, and how AcroYoga unleashes your inner child</p> <p>(25:22) Ego and how it manifests in Yoga and in Acro</p> <p>(28:03) Naming your ego, Hi Lenny!</p> <p>(29:05) Physical benefits of practicing AcroYoga (Basing)</p> <p>(32:15) Building Stability and helping with injuries recovery and prevention</p> <p>(35:18) Benefits of Flying in AcroYoga (Flyer)</p> <p>(37:47) Injuries in Acro, prevention, awareness, safety and managing fear</p> <p>(38:50) Spotters and their role in Safety in Acro practices</p> <p>(42:26) The AcroYoga Show - how to get started and learn more about AcroYoga</p> <p>(44:25) AcroSpirit - Connect with our Instagram, come join our events in Bali<br> <br> To find out more about AcroYoga and how you can get started yourself, head to the following l