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Best Flying Yoga Classes In Los Angeles

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Instead of just doing the regular workout, take your yoga to an entirely new level with flying yoga. This aerial technique is one of the most popular and enjoyable forms of yoga to reach Los Angeles since the invention of the yoga mat. Flying yoga involves suspension via silk cords, soft ropes, or other hammock-like material. You'll be doing your poses off the floor, and your body will thank you for this gentle and exciting form of balance. Here are some of the top studios around to get your cobra pose above ground.

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D&A Flying Yoga
3275 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 568-3453
yoga.thedanda.com

D&A Flying Yoga allows students to use an aerohammock to reverse the pull of gravity. Taking elements of traditional yoga poses, pilates classes, and aerial arts classes, D&A provides a complete workout and stretch that's great for beginners or advanced yogis. It's located in an airy, spacious studio close to DTLA as well.

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Up Flying Yoga
11101 Ventura Blvd
Studio City, CA 91604
(310) 893-0941
www.upflyingyoga.com

Both aerial yoga and aerial dance classes are offered at Up Flying Yoga in the heart of Studio City. Core strengthening classes, alignment classes, and meditation are all on tap from the comfort of soft aerial hammocks. This San Fernando Valley studio also provides personal training as well as group classes, so you can tailor your workout for your specific needs and desires.

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Art Flying Yoga
24411 Hawthorne Blvd
Torrance, CA 90505
(310) 375-9642
www.artyogastudio.org

This delightful studio space in the heart of the South Bay offers restorative yoga, yin yoga, and flying yoga for beginners. Art Flying Yoga also presents an intense aerial conditioning class for more advanced students. In short: all levels are welcome, and yin yoga is as much a part of this studio's inclusive flying yoga program as core strengthening.

Flying Yoga Believe
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Believe Fitness Studio
113-117 Sierra St.
El Segundo, CA 90245
(310) 648-8023
www.believefitnessstudio.com

Located just south of LAX Airport in El Segundo, Believe Fitness Studio offers aerial yoga classes such as anti-gravity yoga and aerial arts. This spacious studio and its enthusiastic instructors also offer Pilates classes beneath its sleek 14-foot ceilings. It's a must for beginners, and those looking to advance their skills!

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Aerial Physique
8717 Aviation Blvd
Inglewood, CA 90301
(323) 540-1580
www.aerialphysique.com

Created by celebrity trainer Jill Franklin, Aerial Physique is located in a large warehouse-like space, and provides both classes and "open" Sunday gym sessions, available for students already taking at least one class per week. Private and group classes in aerial silk and aerial lyra or hoop classes are both offered. The goal: fitness and fun without the gravity.

Genie Davis is a multi-published journalist, novelist, and screenwriter. She lives near the beach in Los Angeles. See more on: CBSLA | eco-exist.com | geniedavis.com | DiversionsLA | Twitter.
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