Table Of ContentTable of Contents: How to Use This Book The Beginnings of AcroYoga The Mission: One Billion Strong Part I: The Foundation Chapter 1: The Method: Movement, Connection & Play Chapter 2; The Roots: Acrobatics, Yoga & Therapeutics Chapter 3: Three is the Magic Number Chapter 4: Your First Flight Part 2: Smart Training Chapter 5: The Science of AcroYoga Chapter 6: How You Do One Thing is How You Do All Things Chapter 7: Strength Training Chapter 8: Flexibility Training Part 3: Your Mind is Your Strongest Muscle Chapter 9: Mental Training Chapter 10: Balance Chapter 11: Solar Acrobatic Elements & Practices Part 4: More Friends, More Fun Chapter 12: Emotional Intelligence Chapter 13: Relationships & Partner Yoga Chapter 14: Inversion & Spotting Part 5: Healing is Your Birthright Chapter 15: Everything Can Be a Meditation Chapter 16: Lunar Therapeutic Elements & Practices Chapter 17: The Sustainable Way
SynopsisMove, Connect, Play is a book detailing the core principles of AcroYoga, a practice that melds the spectacle of circus arts with the healing power of massage and the breathwork of yoga. Get ready to learn how to fly. AcroYoga is a movement practice that combines the balance and connection of yoga with the fitness and intensity of acrobatics, as well as the holistic healing power of physical therapy. People come to it for all kinds of reasons--they may have chronic pain and are looking for a long-term solution to manage it, they may want to lose weight, gain muscle or increase their mobility, or maybe they just want to experience it with their friends or partners to deepen their relationships. Some even just want to have some fun together. In Move, Connect, Play, founder of AcroYoga International Jason Nemer shares the core principles of AcroYoga for athletic performance and for life, as well as 10 key areas of training (strength, flexibility, technique, balance, breath, gravity, relationships, mental, emotional, and sustainability). He also offers specific exercises and routines for how to train safely and effectively in each area. This is a book that millions of AcroYogis around the world have long been waiting for, and one that is an essential read for high-performance athletes, weekend health warriors, and spiritual seekers alike., AcroYoga is a movement practice that combines the balance of yoga, the fitness of acrobatics, and the healing potential of therapeutics. People come to it for all kinds of reasons-to increase mobility, lose weight, or gain muscle, as a long-term solution to chronic pain; to make friends or deepen their existing relationships. And some do AcroYoga just to have fun! In Move, Connect, Play, Jason Nemer, co-founder of AcroYoga International, shares the core principles of AcroYoga for athletic performance and better quality of life-inside and out-along with ten key areas of training to build your practice: strength, flexibility, technique, balance, breath, inversions the mind, emotions, relationships, and sustainability. He also offers specific exercises and routines for safely and effectively training in each area. This is a book that millions of AcroYogis around the world have long been waiting for, and one that is an essential read for high-performing athletes, conscious business professionals, weekend health warriors, spiritual seekers, and everyday peoples alike. With this book Jason hopes to reach 1 billion people through AcroYoga in his lifetime. For more information and free instructional videos, visit www.acroyoga.org/mcp. Book jacket.