Aerial yoga, also called anti-gravity or flying yoga, is gentle yoga done with a soft silk hammock hung from a frame that takes part of your body weight. It blends classic yoga poses with light suspension, so stretches feel deeper and inversions feel safer. It is yoga, not aerial silks or circus, with no climbing and no drops. At Anand Yoga Centre in Kolathur you practise in a small class of only four people.
The fabric is a tool, not a trick. It simply shares your weight.
The hammock holds part of your body, so poses feel lighter and you do not have to carry yourself the whole time.
Letting your weight hang gently can decompress and lengthen the spine, which many people find releases tightness through the back.
Because the fabric supports you, you can tip upside down with far less load on the neck and wrists than a floor headstand.
With the hammock supporting you, you can ease a little further into a stretch without straining to hold the shape.
A typical class is calm and unhurried, with the hammock involved throughout.
You start with gentle floor warm-ups and get used to the fabric taking a little of your weight.
You move through familiar yoga shapes where the hammock holds part of you, staying close to the floor.
If you feel ready, you try a gentle inversion. It is always optional and fully supported.
Learn more →You finish cradled in the hammock for a floating rest, which is the part most people fall in love with.
You do not need any strength or flexibility to start, since the hammock does much of the work. Small classes are made for first-timers.
If you sit at a screen all day, the gentle decompression and stretching can feel like a long exhale for a tight back and shoulders.
If your usual practice feels flat, floating through familiar poses makes them feel new again.
If you have wanted to try it but felt unsure, staying close to the floor in a class of four is a soft place to begin.
Reviewed by Sailaja Anand, yoga instructor at Anand Yoga Centre, Kolathur. Last updated 2026-06-15.
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