Welcome to Elegant Acro
The most comprehensive indoor / outdoor facility to learn acrobatics, AcroYoga, partner and handstands privately in Southern California!! Read on to learn what’s what, or simply register for a class or package.
ACROYOGA and ACROBATICS
Acrobatics is one of the only activities in the world that requires nothing more than another friend to do it with. No ball required! You can treat it as a sport, a hobby or a way to powerfully connect with a partner. It’s fun, challenging and will almost always put a smile on everyone’s face!
With the safest outdoor acrobatic spotting lines in Southern California, you can be sure your session will be safe, fun and keep you smiling. The tropical and natural atmosphere doesn’t hurt either.
But, what’s the difference between AcroYoga and acrobatics? These days people call everything AcroYoga, but this is not the case. The photo of the woman reclining happily on my legs is AcroYoga and the standing pose with the man looking strong in a handstand overhead is standing acrobatics. This unique handstand practice is also known as “hand to hand.” Almost all acrobatics are collectively referred to as, acro.
To simplify, acro is usually done standing up and usually involves lifting a partner to chest level or overhead. Anytime one person is lifting another person off the ground, you might say there is an acrobatic element to it, or they are doing acro.
Acrobatics has been around for thousands of years and is any kind of spectacular gymnastic feat. But in our world, it’s usually done with a partner. However, you don’t need to be a gold medalist, a contortionist or cirque du soleil performer to get started.
AcroYoga is a combination of Yoga, Thai massage and Acrobatics, all fused into one practice that is usually done lying or sitting on the ground. It can be soft, relaxing and intimate, or dynamic and as challenging as some standoff poses.
Either way, if you have a TINY amount of flexibility and athleticism, or strength, and are curious to learn any of this, you’re in the right place! I specialize in making all of these spectacular poses accessible to YOU and your family.
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HANDSTANDS and HAND BALANCING
Almost everyone loves the feeling of being upside down. At At the core of most acrobatic training, is the handstand; or at least the ability to hold the tight shape of a handstand without collapsing.
When you take classes at Elegant Acro, you can choose what kind of handstands you’d like to do. Here are several examples of the different styles of handstands available to own:
1. A gymnastics style handstand: pointed toes, legs together, tight body, straight like a board, looking super pretty and maybe a little red in the face.
2. An Acrobatic hand-to-hand handstand: Tilted hand grip, suitable for handstand canes, and a slight hollow body position to balance you better. Your legs can, for social media purposes be open, closed, in the splits and many other fun and playful positions.
3. A handstand that allows you to handstand on other peoples body parts: head, arms, legs, butt, bridge etc! This will feel very similar to an acrobatic handstand, with a littler more adrenaline.
4. A walking handstand: often frowned upon in acrobatic circles and venerated in cross-fit gyms
5. Handstands on canes. Canes are those stick-looking apparatus with two poles, and two wooden handles that hand balancers use to perform and often do one-arm feats upon.
You can also be greedy and do all of the handstands! But as you can see the menu is vast. There is no acrobatic situation in which having a handstand, and awareness of what one is, will not serve you on your acrobatic endeavors!
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INTIMATE ACRO
You probably didn’t know this but your coach, or yours truly has has worked as an intimacy and relationship expert and counselor for the last ten years. I am sure you already see the connection between intimacy and doing AcroYoga with a partner who you love or like a whole lot.
The unspoken secret in all forms of acro, is that it requires tremendous amounts of presence, focus and for things to truly work, great chemistry and connection with your partner.
If you and your friend or partner would like a more quiet and intimate experience where you can explore a more relaxing and sensual side of each other, intimate acro may be for you.
But rather than just doing some cozy poses that are fun for the gram, you’ll also learn how to actually connect on a deeper level with your partner. As a man this means being more assertive, leading, guiding and learning to remain grounded and patient. As a woman, this may mean opening yourself up to bing vulnerable, soft, receptive and open.
Additional fun exercises like great eye contact, closeness, Thai massage, slow sensual movements and connected touch can deepen the rapport between any two people who are seeking more intimacy. Even if this is first date idea, Intimate Acro may be for you.
You can also check out closeness.com to learn more!
THE BEST EXPERIENCES ARE: ACROBATIC UPSIDE DOWN CONSENTUAL CONNECTED
"Tari is the best!! I was referred to him after developing an interest in AcroYoga, and although I was told he was the best I didn’t know how true this was until our first private session.. Wow! He’s got it all, the equipment, space, knowledge, patience, warmth, connections, community, you name it. He’s extremely experienced in teaching both roles (basing and flying) which I wanted to learn to perform and teach myself. By the end of only a month together I was comfortable putting myself and others through a range of lying (as opposed to standing) positions of all levels… We also worked on my inversions, as per my request and I learned incredible tricks that I had never heard of before despite being a yoga teacher. This greatly strengthened my practice. Whatever your needs are, I’m certain Tari can get you there. All you have to do is commit. My experience with Tari has changed my life for the better and for good and I highhhhly recommend him! Enjoy!"
Joujou jade
Studio Owner
Technique based coaching with professional acrobatic equipment to get you flying today!
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