A DANCE TEACHER’S GUIDE TO GET MOVING IN SYDNEY

by Amrita Hepi 3 December 2015

When it hits the holidays you might be inclined to crumple into an exhausted heap, but the day after that? Glorious, unadulterated spare time. The realisation you’re no longer chained to a desk might make you happy dance through your living room, and that is very good and you should definitely do that.

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Dance and physical movement are some of the best ways to work yourself, because when you’re learning a new skill or routine, you’re putting both body andmind through their paces. Plus, a class environment means you’re forced to meet other cool kids, ergo things rarely get boring. So before you get horizontal on the couch, harness that joy and funnel it towards these Sydney spots that professional dancer, choreographer, founder of Hollaback dance classes and Chief Cool Kid, Amrita Hepi, loves.

Aerial Yoga at Sky-lab

Now this may not be for everyone, and when I first did AcroYoga in San Fran I vomited – don’t eat a huge plate of frijoles before class – but Sky Lab’s aerial yoga is gentle, lovely and patient. It’s yoga sans gravity.

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14 Places To Chill The Fuck Out In Sydney

Breathe in, breathe out.

1. Sky-Lab, Surry Hills

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If you’re a practicing yogi but feel like experimenting with something new, aerial yoga could be your new favourite thing. If you’re new to the game, don’t worry, because there’s a great beginner’s class that will help you feel comfortable. The ten-week introduction course will cost you $250.

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In Sydney’s Surrey Hills, amongst tree-lines streets chock-a-block with cozy outdoor cafés, is Sky-Lab, one of a handful of anti-gravity aerial yoga studios that are popping up around the world.

A combination of yoga, dance, aerial arts, and pilates postures, the practice is done while hanging from silk hammocks affixed to the ceiling. During class you literally heighten your yoga practice—they say you emerge at least ¼” taller by the end of a class. The method was developed in the late 1990s by Christopher Harrison, a former competitive gymnast-turned-Broadway aerial designer and founder of the AntiGravity aerial acrobatics company.

While it’s not yoga in the traditional sense, every class starts with a levitating meditation and ends with a floating savasana. Its benefits include core strengthening, the release of muscular tension and gentle decompression of the spine (which is why you leave class ‘taller’ than you arrived) making it a great option for low-impact cardio training.

Classes are offered daily (except Fridays), check out the schedule here. After all, who wouldn’t want to get into their own silk cocoon and see if they emerge a butterfly?

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Posted on posted: April 7, 2015 by Alicia-Rae Olafsson - Editor, lululemon

8 Luxe Yoga Studios in Sydney

As you dedicated Sydney yogis will know, the city is full of fantastic yoga studios to stretch, pose and find your centre. However, for those of you who know your bikram from your vinyasa and aren’t afraid of a little trapeze action, you want a studio that offers more than just your standard up-dog.

Well, you can stop the search because we’ve already found the best luxe yoga studios in Sydney and they’re bringing some serious yoga game.

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A totally unique way to practice yoga. Suspended in the air using antigravity® hammocks, it may look intimidating at first, but once you get the hang of it (pun intended) it’s a fantastic workout. The hammocks at sky-lab relieve compressed joints and align the body properly using the power of gravity. A true mind-body experience (and very Instagram-worthy!).

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10 ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO GET FIT IN SYDNEY

There are less than 100 days left until summer and most people are thinking – how are they going to reach that goal to be healthy? Some people are hitting the gym – but if you are anything like me, the gym can sometimes feel a little more like work rather then pleasure. Research shows that if you want to be healthy, you need to find a fitness regime that you enjoy. You need to find ways that your body likes to move and feel. And just as no one body is the same, neither are our activity preferences. Luckily enough for us,  and Australia being as health conscientious as it is, there are hundreds of options for us out there to introduce us to a community that will invite wellbeing, happiness, and get you ready to hit the beach this summer.

A vibrant entrance to a yoga oasis at Sky Lab.

Below are a few places in Sydney that may welcome to you a newfound and healthy passion that beat the traditional gym any day…

1. Sky Lab – Surry Hills

Come fly doing aerial yoga, airBarre, and airPilates in one of the most unique yoga studios Sydney has to offer. Prior to entering the studio you walk through the building with vibrant street art literally all over the ceilings and walls which gets you stoked for what you are about to experience in the studio. Sky Lab has access to a rooftop that is also accessed for acroyoga. The studio itself is fresh and relaxing. Soft music vibes while you begin a journey that will exhilarate you as well as relax you beyond belief. There is something fun in hanging out in suspended hammocks that can also make you feel more relaxed then when you were a baby rocking to sleep.

A relaxing ambiance greats you at Sky Lab.

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Posted on  September 1, 2015  In LIFESTYLE & COMMUNITY  By Natalia, Really Sydney