AGY (as the cool kids refer to it) is yoga with the added bonus of a huge silk hammock suspended from the ceiling. Using the hammock, you learn to invert and hang suspended in the air. It is also used as a 'belt' to support your body in front and back bends and as a platform for swinging. I was amazed at the versatility of this 'instrument' and the ease with which we all learnt to use it.
We tried a beginner class which focused on the safe ways to get in and out of the hammock, basic poses, a taster of inversions, swinging poses and some challenging core work. At the end of the class we spent 8 delicious minutes wrapped in the cocoon of the silk in savasana.
Although I am yet to try one of the intermediate classes I understand that at this level you undetake more traditional yoga moves such as sun salutations and try your hand at increasingly difficult inversions.
The photo above shows us 'hanging out' in one of the inverted poses I forget the name of- if any readers have tried AGY and can remember the name post it below! I have to say that you feel pretty badass hanging upside down with no hands- look out cirque du soleil!
For those of you lucky enough to hail from Christchurch I strongly recommend you head to Altitude Pole to try out the only official Anti gravity yoga classes in New Zealand!
Next on the list for the wolf pack = Beginner Pole class! Watch this space for more details!
Check out the wolfies in the skydiver pose below- how cool is that?!
Catch you on the flip side!
Chloe x
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